Dear Parents.. it’s November
Thank you to everyone that came to your child’s interview. We are all working together to achieve student success.
This month in Literacy we are continuing to work on complete sentences, spacing, neatness, periods, captials, spelling, conventions and letter formation using capital letters appropriate and clearly printing low case letters (sentence structure). We are also working on Procedural Writing and Personal Recounts.
Working with words this week November 21- 25 – three groups- group 1. jump, hurt, stop, other, best
group 2- jump, hurt, stop, other, best, float, caught, people, outside, really
group 3- sometimes, other, those, pretty, vegetables, rhymes, Canada, coconut, litterbug, important
In Reading we continue to work on decoding words, making connections, schema ( previous knowledge) and add on visualizing, predicting, asking questions, deeper meanings – the importance of reading fiction and non-fiction and picking up a book. Also developing skills to be an independent reading.
READ READ READ- anything just read to and with your child- Your child’s reading folder is given out on Monday and needs to be returned Thursdays or Fridays each week. ( yellow folder)
If there is no new poem make sure you are practising your no excuse words given to you in September on mini cards you can use as flash cards or reading the library book that comes home or reading anything together that interests you both ( fiction or non-fiction)!
Math- Finishing patterning and moving on to Data Management
Social Studies- Celebrations and Traditions continue throughout the year- over this week talk to your child about Remembrance Day and what are your beliefs and understanding about the day in the month of November.
Continue to send me photos- and complete the family page for Thanksgiving, Halloween, Remembrance Day, next will be Christmas, New Years.
We are also beginning our Family unit- Please fill in the package of elders, symbols, family (3 different activities) with your child I gave out copies November 7th 2016 and return them.
I am asking families for a recipe that your child enjoys over the December holiday season
Art- blending of colours
Weather is changing- Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the daily weather changes.
Popcorn- is 1 dollar sold second break on Thursdays. Water bottles are sold in the office for 5 dollars. Milk and Pizza program continue as per usual.
Remember Library is every day 1 and Gym is every day 2.
Please use your child’s agenda each and every day. It is important they have it at school everyday. Please!! It is your number one source of communication with me. 🙂
Thanks so much for your continued support and understanding throughout this fabulous grade two year.
Ms. Harper